Date and Time
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 · 09:00
AfICTA Q3 2021 e-Conference
Data is the new Oil: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
About the Event
AfICTA organizes another edition of its e-Conference series with the theme “Data is the new Oil: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. In 2017 The Economist argued that the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil but data. There are legitimate concerns about how tech giants exploit what they know about us, but is it all that bad? The webinar touches on the concerns as well as the benefits of companies having access to and using our personal data.
Join us as we discuss the policies for regulating data from the perspectives of different regions in Africa, the impact COVID-19 has had on the protection of personal information, and how trust is essential to mitigating the risks posed by malicious and unintentional insider threats on personal data. We also discuss the effects that the data privacy decisions of Big Tech companies have on their business models, and the trickle-down effect on users’ data protection, with Facebook vs Apple as the case study.
On the agenda
Discussion Points
- How is personal data regulated in the various regions?
- What impact has COVID-19 had on the protection of personal information?
- How can we mitigate the risks posed by malicious and unintentional insider threats on personal data?
- Facebook vs Apple: with Facebook tracking disabled, what will happen to Facebook’s business model?
- Should we care about what happens to our personal data?
Resource Persons
Speakers
Moderator
U
Ulandi Exner
Vice Chair, Southern Africa, Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)
Speakers
D
Dr Ghada Bahig
Engineering Manager, Mentor, A Siemens Business
M
Moira De Roche
Chair, IFIP IP3 & Director, IITPSA
S
Sonja Coetzer
Managing Director, Salt Essential IT (Pty) Ltd
T
Thabo Mashegoane
Chairman, AfICTA
Webinar Programme
Agenda
09:00
Welcome Remarks · 5 mins
Opening remarks by the host
Mr Thabo Mashegoane, Chairman, AfICTA
09:03
Introduction
Moderator: Ulandi Exner introduces the speakers for brief presentations
09:05
Speaker’s Presentation · 10 mins
“Data Security/Privacy in Manufacturing”
Dr Ghada Bahig, Engineering Manager, Mentor, A Siemens Business
09:15
Speaker’s Presentation · 10 mins
“Trust and the Duty of Care, and how this mitigates the risk to privacy and security”
Moira De Roche, Chair IFIP IP3 & Director IITPSA
09:25
Speaker’s Presentation · 10 mins
“Data privacy and security: whose responsibility is this?”
Sonja Coetzer, Managing Director, Salt Essential (Pty) Ltd
09:35
Panel Discussion · 40 mins
Moderator: Ulandi Exner, Vice Chair, Southern Africa, AfICTA
Panelists: Dr Ghada Bahig (Mentor, A Siemens Business), Moira De Roche (IFIP IP3 & IITPSA), Sonja Coetzer (Salt Essential IT)
10:15
Q&A Session · 10 mins
10:25
Closing Remarks · 5 mins
Mr Thabo Mashegoane, Chairman, AfICTA
Thank You
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